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2011/11/23

Extended Cube World FAQ

Q: When will Cube World be released?
A: I'm currently tuning and fixing everything but I don't know how long it will take and can't estimate a release date.

Q: How many people are working on this game?
A: I started this as a small hobby project in June 2011. Since May 2012 we are a team of two developers.

Q: Can I help with programming, graphics, sound, music etc?
A: Thanks, but I want to do everything by myself.

Q: Which platforms are supported?
A: Currently just Windows PC. Mac support is planned in the future.

Q: Which games inspired you?
A:
- Minecraft: Endless random world made up of blocks
- Zelda, Secret of Mana, Landstalker, Monster Hunter and more: Style, gameplay, overall feel
- Diablo, World of Warcraft: RPG elements
- And many more

Q: Which features do you still want to add?
A:
- Player customization: I'm planning to add player customization whith different faces, hair styles etc.
- Classes: I'm planning to add a mage class next and more classes in the future
- Different playable races
- Quests: A variety of different quests
- Items: Different weapons, armor and other items
- Building: Different blueprints and materials
- Weapon/Armor upgrading system
- Different pets

Q: Is there multiplayer support?
A: Yes, you can do everything in the game cooperatively with friends. I can't say anything about maximum players per server because it still needs to be optimized and tested.

Q: Will you add mining/building/crafting?
A:
- I'm not planning to add mining or digging.
- House building is supported.
- I will probably add a crafting system that allows you to craft weapons and armor from loot dropped by monsters.

Q: How do you create this game?
A: I've programmed everything with C++ and DirectX (OpenGL for the first version). For the voxel sprites, I created my own voxel editor.

Q: Will the final game still be called "Cube World"?
A: Probably not. It's currently just the project name. I'll have to come up with a new name soon.

2,707 comments:

And I Jizz, in, my, pants... no really dude sounds awesome and for the player editor thing I think you should make the player able to make his own fully customizable character After all the players are made out of blocks so it would be awesome to let us edit EVERYTHING... just saying:D

hey dude nice work so i was thinking dont you mean c# i mean making this in c++ is realy hard i think i get classes in school about c++ and can't imagine making a game like that in c++ keep up the good work and is that horse the only sprite or would you make black (better scaled ones)?

- Quests: I want to add a dynamic questing system.- NPCs: You will meet NPCs on your journey which give you quests and sell items.- Villages: There will be NPC villages.- Dungeons: I'm planning to add dungeons, castles, caves etc.- More enemies and bosses.- Items: I still need to add different weapons, armor and other items- Leveling, experience and skill system

This game looks amazing. I hope it comes out in a month or so. The sooner the better!!! I do have a suggestion though.

I like the fact that you took out mining to make sure it isn't too much like minecraft. I do think, though, that you should implement mining into the game but make it so that the player can only mine certain blocks such as gemstones.-

Hi, I would love to know you need help testing or somthing im really interested to see how this goes when i saw this on reddit/ minecraft i was exited to see people taking the awesomeness of minecraft and putting it into a zelda type of game play i know we would love to explore this world as you create it.

Also would this game be free or what would you have to pay for it? even if i would have to pay for it i would be happy to do it cause this game looks absolutly amazing.

If you would like to contact me just answer my questions on the blog i currently do not have a way for you to contact me besides my personal email and facebook.

Hope to hear from you ill will be constantly watching the game progress as you go.

If you set up a donation/prepurchase system, find a way to ensure you don't get all the money at once. Filter it down to a trickle of money just to support yourself, like toady. If you recieve all the donations/prepurchases at once you'll lose motivation, like notch.

This game is awesome, i cant wait to play and this FAQ has really helped me understand it a bit more.i'm sorry and i know you get frustrated with dumb questions like this but... when you have beta (or alpha) do you know if your going to have it open to everybody, or if its only for a select few...if so i would love to be a tester and will find as many possible bugs.

Amazing FAQ! Love the last question (inside joke!) The game looks amazing so far! keep the player sprite default when customizing a character please? I would like to keep him :D keep up the amazing work :)

I acually think mining would be really tacky in this sort of game. Building: Please. Mining: Meh.Anyways, looks like it's coming along good. Can't wait to see what this turns into, and I'll suport this every step of the way.

Dont put mining or building into the game!!! Cube World will look to much like minecraft. ((( minecraft is a wank of a game )))... Dont put night n day crap in there either.Love ur bosses & NPC's. Very colorful.Wickid solo programin ur doin to.

when you say alpha in problary one month or more (december), does alhpa mean that players may try out the game? cause even if it aint finish i personaly think that its awesome to make people able to play it as an tiny demo :)

I have a few questions .. 1-Would it be possible to change the look and appearance pesonazha 2-is it possible to build the house himself over a 3-hopping vydet your project ..) Very zhdu.Po screenshot shows that you are diligent man: D

I have a few questions .. 1-Would it be possible to change the look and appearance pesonazha 2-is it possible to build the house himself over a 3-hopping vydet your project ..) is waiting. The screenshot shows that you are diligent man: D

Your game is looking EPIC Awesome, and it get's me literally hyped to think that it is only in it's alpha stage, I can't imagine it finished, You will make a lot of profit from this game, it even looks more RPGistic and Adventurous than Minecraft.

Ok my questions are:1.Will i have to download the game or can it be played directly from my browser?

2.Is the game only for multiplayer purpose or does it have single player content(Offline)?

3.Will i be able to create my servers, or will the game have it's own?

This game looks like a miracle. I have been waiting for something like this, And here it is.

I love you. No homo. And if your A girl, All homo.

Keep up the great work, I will deffinately play this with my friends when its released. Ignore all the stupid comments- The games fine the way it is now. I love building, And I love legend of zelda. This appears to be a perfect mix of the two. So thank you for your hard work :).

This game seems really epic. A long time ago, i found this game while looking for stuff like minecraft, and it looked stupid at the time. Now, it looks much better than Minecraft, Zelda, etc. Hope to see an alpha release soon!

in all honesty..... AMAZING!!! This game makes me more excited than Guild Wars 2! haven't been so excited for a game since i knew about Minecraft! this is going to be plain epic, and can grow out to one of the most popular games ever! i see tons of potential in this game and i'm looking forward to the product :) Will this be for sale or free download? and will there be an open Béta? i have tons of questions, but i dont want to bother you with that, anyway.. keep up the good work! :)

I think mining would be essential to a game like this. However I also think the mining system should be very limited. It would be annoying to build a house on uneven ground and not being able to flatten the land. I also would like to see hollowing out caves and living there like a dwarf.The way to avoid mining being associated too much with minecraft is to make a very limited supply of blocks under ground. Maybe even just dirt and stone. This way you keep an emphasis on building while keeping the mining to a minimum and allowing the player to build wherever they want

hi, this game looks epic. i will definetly be getting it if you need to pay or not.also (i don't mean to be pushy)but if you do need a bug finder i would be happy to help. i have been a beta tester on Lego Universe and also 8 Realms. if you are interested feel free to contact me

Wollay Please I Beg Don't Make this game to We Buy make it Free We all love this game don't Throw A Awesome Game In The Trash Like Minecraft Is A Perfect Game But Need To Buy Please Wollay Don't do this don't make this game to we Buy Please...

What the hell...Add mining and armor/weapon crafting in the game. Like mining certain rare veins of minerals in walls and such. I hate how people think minecraft was the first game to ever introduce that. People are so stupid when it comes to things like this.

I want this As soon as possible! Please keep working hard because it looks amazing and if you can even release an alpha to help others test! Like me :D if you need testers here is my email: Ca4l3b@gmail.com

Just a suggestion, you should really add Magic to this game! I'm loving Cube World right now and it looks amazing! ^.^ I was just wondering if you were thinking at all of putting in Magic? Like casting fireballs at enemies, just like your Lich boss casts them. You also noted that your inspiration in how to create this game was a little bit of World of Warcraft, and seeing how your wanted player customization, maybe try adding classes? From the videos I've seen movement and range are really strong. So if you added classes, you should add talent trees to help buff melee players to take more damage and not being able to be push back. And with classes you can change how the Health works, give Warriors more health, and with the ranged (hopefully mages) less health. Just a suggestion, otherwise keep up the good work! I'm loving it! Oh! And another thing to buff up the multiplayer feel. I love to play healers, preists, clerics. Maybe with the mages idea you could incorporate in them! :D

@savagehunter 77he said WOW was inspiration, so why copy directly with classes and talents. I think what your doing is great work.

I think you need to find something original to add, your "USP" (unique selling point). So far its looks like a game I will play get board of and put down within a week. Find that unique elements and you could create a fantastic game.

you should mak it so you can mine ore with a pickaxe. and for the player custumisation maybe you should be able to make it aal yourself (changing the little blocks from colour and adding some for hair and stuff) that would be awesone...I really like the project so far and I can't wait till the first release :P

I'm looking forward to the progress of this game. I would love to see some kind of "character creation" where you could change every little voxel on your character to make it the way you want it. It sounds like a tad bit too much when I think about it, but I would still like it. Again, I'm looking forward to seeing this game progress! Thanks for your time.

Just because you add mining and stuff, doesnt mean that it will be too much like Minecraft, if it should be that way, you should add all of the things that there is in Minecraft, but you havent done that, that makes the difference. Your game is similar to Minecraft, but not the same, it is two very different things. Your game would be a lot better and would have a lot more possibilities, you dont have to if you dont want to, but im telling you, it wont look the same as Minecraft because you have a lot of other features in the game that Minecraft doesnt have. Im not saying that you have to add mining, (even though i would like it a lot more) im just saying that it wont be the same as Minecraft...... Its your decision

I love this game! Too bad you aren't going to add mining. :( Is it because you don't want to "copy" Minecraft? I think its not copying if you do it better. Minecraft had cool idea but it wasn't developed well enough because Mojang got so much money selling the beta and aplha versions so they lost their interest.

Please Please PLease include mining!! You would have minecraft beat completely!! I would totally plop down some cash if you did. Also, I recommend you change the name. I suggest Legendcarft or Epic-craft!!

I personally think you should add boats, a fatigue system for going to far in water(like in WoW)without a boat) and small islands with treasure chests on them! PLZ ADD THIS! the game looks great so far! keep up the good work!

Is there a mailing list that I can join to hear when this game can be pre-ordered? From the video shown, I'd be willing to pre-order at a reduced amount, or pay a full price for access to a alpha/beta.

Awesome game, awesome surroundings. The nice and bright colors just makes one happy. =) I got some questions for you.1: Will the crafting be interactive (like in the game Iron Master: The Legendary Blacksmith for NDS) or just will it be like world of warcraft crafting (see the item in the list and just click it to craft)?2: How will the Attack-system work? Is it WoW-style (click the enemy and then click attack) or will it be more like a Third Person Shooter?3:Will there be a "Upgrade-tree" to upgrade your powers or will you just achieve powers as you level up?

Love the style of the game and I sure will track your progress. Hoping to se more features, habitats, mobs and items!

I can´t wait for this game.I have some ideas for this amazing game:Add miningAdd mod APIAdd player-friendly NPC (something like pets)In multiplayer something like guilds or factions. Imagine alot of players fighting again NPCs or other guilds/factions, adventuring, buiding, getting resources etc. together :-)

Dood... you are one of those gifted individuals with the ability to turn CPU codes into something truely great. You have taken gameplay elements from several of my favorite video games and have compiled them into 1 brain blowing piece of art. Am completely waiting for this one!

First of all I have to say that your work here is amazing. I watched your videos and all I can hope for is a soon release.

On the other hand I would really be greatful if you would add a mining and digging system. I like Minecraft a lot but I also like Zelda and other mentioned games. Bringing everything together would be best game ever for me right now.

You should sell the game. I would buy it!Of course still hoping that you will add mining, digging and building too.

I think that some of the main reasons that He isn't going to add mining is1:some people would probably say OMG MINECRAFT COPY NOT PLAYING!!!just like terraria...2:this is more of an RPG game, and I'm not sure mining would fit very well in this game.(NOTE that this is just my opinion so dont get super mad at me and stuff)

Not adding mining and digging would be a bad move though as it would blend with the genre. You really consider it if only to build stuff and let the resource gathering go.

The cube genre will really get popular by mixing combat and building. Imagine having to defend a horde of goblins in your structures. This is what it's all about. Hack 'n slash with no mining is just meh.

Do not add mining. For all that is good in the world. It ruins the above ground game play. In Minecraft and Terraria, I basically don't even go above ground due to the fact that I can barely progress any further in the game without achieving the useless goal of finding diamond or gold.On top of that, it is generic... very generic. Most people do not want to be generic.

Just hoping that mining is not added. Building on the other hand, is good. I personally like it. But all of this is only my opinion so... yeah.

hello there,game looks very interesting and i'll be looking out for it in the next few months.

just wanted to ask, will this game have the same kind of biome feature minecraft has? as in, will the world your in be randomly generated and different each time?

also, i like the look of the combat system but i hope there will be more dynamic mechanics implemented. while rolling around and combos is already very interesting, i would like to see a kind of special attack, or "super moves", different weapons would have different moves and effects, and having more jumpy or destruction abilities like the trolls or crabs atttacks but in different forms for the player? just my thoughts,great project btw :)

Mojang did a good move when they released a really early, buggy, lacking content alpha for minecraft. Your project has already got SO much content which I have no idea how you have done in less than a year. But anyway you should definately release an alpha or pre-release etc. And hey, your game might even get more popular than minecraft :D lolCan't wait for your game! Thanks for being so AWESOME!

In my opinion it shouldnt be limited to players per server like Minecraft is, or how people create their own. This game looks like it would be awesome for just one main server that everyone connects to and plays on like WoW for example (disregarding different the realms).

I can not wait for this game and do you know when we can play (buy or download)?And I love this game!! good luck for the development!Bye PS:you have the answers to my questions? => itznewskilz@gmail.com

"I haven't decided yet about how to get materials for building, maybe you have some suggestions. :)"

you could add some kind of NPC shop to buy things like wood and other building materials, when i say an NPC shop, i mean like NPC villages with shops, or random NPCs on the map that sell you stuff for building

I'm really looking forward to this one! Don't cave to the people though, make sure it's fully polished and to your liking before release, and it'll be 10x better :)

Also, I'd change the name Cube World as I think that is already copyrighted by those little tamagotchi-style cubes with stick men on them... Which is sad, because I think Cube World would fit this perfectly!

yes. yes. yes. this is exactly what minecraft was lacking for me. i had no challenges, no goal, no missions. i lost interest after i crafted my diamond equipment, and this. THIS IS WHAT I NEED. GIVE ME MOAAAAAR!

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